Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-15
FRANK NJ, BlGlN, ESQ.

FRANK ". B4GIN, ESQ.
The nomination of Frank NJ. Hagan,
Esq. by the ..non-partisans" as their can
didate for the Office of Mayor, breaks the
republican states. We mean by this that
the list of republican candidates must now
be carefully revised, and that several per
sons, each of whom could have beaten any
one of quite number of democrats or their
co-laborers, the Non-partiSaRs, are now
unavailable. Mr.. Hagan is one Of the
strongest men. as candidate, in the dem
ocratic ranks, and As the position of mayor
is of all others that having political signifi-
cance and bearing, he is the most import
mand the full support of the democrats
and more OF less support from "Non-parti-
sans" who are occasionally republicans.
We must admit that the convention.
Monday night acted wisely. from the OPP
position standpoint Its members possibly
builded better than they knew. They did
their best. They earned the support of the
democrats by giving them the most honor
able Office IN the gift of the people, whose
occupant, if he be man of capacity and
shrewdness, may put himself in the line of
promotion to the governors seat or the
presidential chair. We say this of the po-
sition-not of Mr.. Hagan, for We are sure
that he has no aspirations beyond the chief
magistracy of this city. He is neither a
Constantine nor Thomas. The mayoralty,
We may say. further. is position of gen
eral political significance. Should Mr.. Ha-
gan be elected the fact would be trumpeted
abroad. not as non-parti>an victory. but
as democratic victory, and justly so, for
Mr.. Hagan, whatever his character or ca
pacity may be shown to be. or not be, is
not non partisan, but a partisan-a dem
ocratic partisan-dyed-in- in-the- wool, per
sistent. bitter. uncompromising uniformly
and always a democrat, and nothing else
but democrat The democrats of the
city could well afford to say: Give us the
mayoralty and you may nil all the other
positions. With Mr.. Hagan in the mayors
chair, they would have the choice political
plum. compared with which the other posi-
tons would be dead-sea apples.
What We, as republicans, have to do |
therefore, is to beat Mr.. Hagan. In beating
him We beat the whole ticket. and that is
what We must and will do: not by depreci- |
ating or undertaking him, certainly: not by |
abusing him or sneering at him, or his As
sociates: but by bringing ont republican !
for the position who is better and more
popular man, who will command the sup
port of all republicans, and by doing out best |
to elect him by an old fashioned majority. |
We must have man, too who will enlist
in his behalf, by the very strength and
symmetry of his character. the enthusiastic
of all republicans and of
those real 'non-partisans who wish to
vote for the best man. irrespective of his
politics, Ii this irreproachable and excep-
tional citizen does not wish to be a candi-
date and does not desire the office-as he
probably will not--he should sacrifice his
personal feelings for the public good and
accept the position when il is rendered him.
Personal preferences; personal convenience
and feeling; personal aspirations; personal
schemes: must all go to the rear We must
present as candidates. clear through
the ticket, men ICho rul deserrc the
support If all good citizens: men who
have now the public esteem aud confidence.
and who will be known by all men to have
capacity and fitness for the positions for
which they will be named,
The republicans of Springfield can elect
seven men TO city offices, by good major
ty, if they rally in full force and take the
matter in hand at once-this week and
Exert themselves personally and vigorously
Intil o'clock p. m. of the day of the
,pring election